Guardian Music — Rapper Rakim Mayers pulls no punches on this single from his forthcoming debut album, LongLiveA$APIt's been a busy few months for New York rapper/style icon/friend of Rihanna A$AP Rocky. A few weeks ago a snippet of a new song, Ridin', his duet with ... more info

ContactMusic — Rap mogul and entrepreneur Sean Combs has topped Forbes magazines annual hip-hop rich list The star is worth 550 million 344 million according to the publication New dad Jay Z comes in second with an estimated 460 million 288 million fort... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z's American Gangster, The Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Wall to Radiohead's Kid A, Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar and more, the 411 staff ranks the top 5 concept albums of all-time! more info

The Newsroom — Beyonce looks great in leopard print pants, while enjoying the day with Jay-Z. more info

Impose Magazine — Watch The Throne set the bar at a record height with an album chock full of baller proclamations that were not beyond the realms of possibility for two or rap's most successful performers. If we were to call in to question if Jay-Z has ever actua... more info

Core News — “Flux Pavilion lays down the bass on the world’s favourite mix show. Joshua Steele, aka Flux Pavilion, is the co-founder of Circus Records along with Doctor P. He was nominated in the BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll. His track ‘I Can’t Stop’ was... more info

411 Mania — She says meeting Blue Ivy was "very surreal." more info

411 Mania — Obama shared his thoughts; what about you? more info

Gigwise — US president reveals he prefers Jay-Z to Kanye in new interview more info

Starpulse — Rap mogul Jay-Z has forged a partnership with his fashion label Rocawear and the New York baseball team he raps about in his anthem "Empire State Of Mind". The Watch the Throne star, who hails fro... more info